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Jerome Randle scored all of his 22 points in the first half, and Patrick Christopher added 21 as Cal beat Oregon, 90-74, in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 Tournament at Staples Center on Thursday.

Cal, the Pac-10 champion in the regular season, had little trouble against Oregon, which beat Washington State in overtime the night before. That victory gave the Ducks the opportunity to play the Golden Bears.

The Golden Bears didn't waste any time in turning a close contest into a one-sided game. They were leading, 12-9, with 15:51 left in the first half, when they went on a 9-0 run, taking a 21-9 lead in the process. Their lead grew to 16 points with 2:46 left in the opening frame.

Cal connected on 54.1 percent of its 61 shots for the game, and hit 11 3-pointers. The Golden Bears were equally effective from the paint, where they outscored the Ducks by a 34-16 margin.

Tajuan Porter hit a 3-point basket with 49.6 seconds remaining in the second half, breaking a tie and sending the Oregon Ducks to a 70-68 victory over UCLA, Saturday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion.

Porter's basket should not as come as surprise. He scored 11 of the Ducks first 13 points of the game and helped Oregon build a 14-point lead in the second half.

The Bruins fought their way back and tied the score at 62 when Malcolm Lee scored on a layup with 5:18 remaining.

Jerime Anderson again tied the score, this time at 65, with 2:01 on the clock when he scored on a bank shot and added a foul shot. The Bruins had a chance to take the lead when Honeycutt blocked Porter's shot and Michael Roll grabbed the rebound but an errant pass from Anderson gave the ball back to the Ducks.

Porter hit the 3-pointer from the right wing to give the Ducks the lead for good. He finished with a game-high 29 points and went 7-for-9 from 3-point range.

UCLA blew a 13-point first-half lead before losing in overtime, 71-66, at Oregon Thursday night.

Matt Humphrey, who missed the Ducks' last 12 games with a knee injury returned in time to be Oregon's co-leader in scoring. Humphrey hit two 3-point baskets in the overtime period and finished the game with 15 points. Tajuan Porter also had 15 points for the Ducks.